Doomsday or Deterrence On the Antinuclear Issue [Hardcover]

Doomsday or Deterrence? argues against the majority of premises and conclusions of the antinuclear argument as existed in 1986 when this study was first published. Feh?r and Hellers study claims that social changes are important to curb technology trends that lean toward the construction of nuclear weapons, as well as using the West as its own value that needs to be defended and emphasising the importance of understanding the true feelings behind the antinuclear argument. This title will be of interest to students of politics and international relations.

 Introduction;  1. Life and Freedom as Universal Values of Modernity  2. Are we closer to a Nuclear War  3. The Soviet Strategy  4. The Antinuclear Movement  5. The Real Alternatives of Civilization and the Leftist Option